The CEO of WWF Is Paid up to a Million Dollars to Save ‘Nature’
Environmental non-profits are corporate conglomerates and political lobby groups masquerading as a charity.
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Consider Investing in Government Bonds
Government bonds are designed to be ‘safe’, not complicated, but stick to places run by people like us.
NZ Politics Daily: 24 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PUBLIC SERVICE David Farrar: The role of the public service is not to create shoppers Luke Malpass (Post): The WFH public sector party is over (paywalled) RNZ: Government's anti-working from home move a 'total distraction' - union Stewart Sowman-Lund
The Fall of Constantinople and the Folly of the West
The battle for freedom is here, and it’s now, and we must do what we can. That means we seriously need to look at our immigration policies. We need to wake the hell up, because we are letting the enemy of our hard-won freedoms literally walk in through the front door.
NZ Politics Daily: 23 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards GOVERNMENT Derek Cheng (Herald): In the pocket of the gun lobby? Firearms Minister's messages revealed (paywalled) Janet Wilson (Post): Ministers can claim the political win, but democracy is the loser (paywalled) Vernon Small (SST): Luxon’s venting over ‘frickin’ targets’ is a
Tory, Dear, Your Trousers Are Alight
Thick as a brick, stupid to boot and now a proven liar.
Why the Gun Register Will Fail – Part Two
Here is yet another example of why the much-vaunted gun register will fail.
NZ Politics Daily: 20 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards ECONOMY, TAX Matthew Hooton (Metro): Welcome to the next Argentina Matthew Hooton (Herald): Worst economic downturn in living memory (paywalled) Dan Brunskill (Interest): New Zealand facing a second Great Recession Dan Brunskill (Interest): NZ’s per capita recession has surpassed the Global Financial Crisis
Bolger Thought He Was Secure Too
Jim Bolger thought he was secure when he went overseas as Prime Minister, only to be met by my father telling him Jenny Shipley had the numbers to roll him. Chris Hipkins now dances with the same perils as he swans off to the UK.
An Age of Growing Discontent in NZ
The trust results for the institutions of government and the media are particularly negative. In line with other survey results, it reveals that New Zealanders are quickly losing faith in politics and journalism.
BBC’s Bias Openly on Display
TVNZ uses BBC news on the Israeli-Hamas conflict as a source for broadcasting to their dwindling audience.
NZ Politics Daily: 19 September 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards LABOUR, PARLIAMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE Anusha Bradley (RNZ): Wealthy people pay lower tax in NZ than in similar states, study shows Peter Dunne: Hipkins' risky overseas trip Brent Edwards (NBR): Can Labour develop a coherent and credible tax and fiscal plan? (paywalled) Claire Trevett